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Polycarbonate 3d printing

x_sebastian1

Polycarbonate 3d printing
June 10, 2016 04:44PM

Registered: 2 years ago
Posts: 2

Hello lads,
i'm building a kitcar and i need some headlights and taillights printed in Polycarbonate. There is already a 3d model, just need somebody who knows a thing or 2 about 3d printing and has the equipment.

Cheers,
Sebastian

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STEMedTeacher

Re: Polycarbonate 3d printing
June 16, 2016 04:00PM

Registered: 2 years ago
Posts: 2

You won't be able to get the clarity that you need for the intended use. It would take many many hours of post print work and that's even if it does work. You would be looking at a high temperature FFF machine to do the work and even then I would question the safety of something like this in the event of a crash.

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Laton

Re: Polycarbonate 3d printing
October 11, 2016 11:02AM

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 17

I still like the approach! Did you manage anything untill now?

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Barret Cheung

Re: Polycarbonate 3d printing
May 14, 2018 09:26PM

Registered: 2 months ago
Posts: 4

Polycarbonate has high melt point, Most of 3d printer cannot support this material. You could have a trial with PMMA or PC/ABS. PMMA has the similar opacity as PC.

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cozmicray

Re: Polycarbonate 3d printing
May 15, 2018 02:51PM

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 972

Perhaps print molds and vacuform the parts?

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